A B733 crew, taxiing for takeoff at chs, crossed an active runway they were to hold short of.

Attributes
ACN	557304
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs.airport
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	557304
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Runway incursion of runway 21 in chs. First officer and myself heard taxi via taxiway a and hold short of runway 15, which was done. When cleared to cross, we heard taxi to runway 15, which meant crossing runway 21. Our weight and balance numbers showed runway 15. We saw a helicopter on ILS to runway 21. He passed and we crossed runway 21. Ground caught us and we professed our confusion. WX was VMC. We looked both ways and there were no traffic conflicts. We continued to runway 15. ATC said, 'we need not call them and the issue is over.' contributing factors: captain, last leg of 4 day and 12 hour day. First officer, new to aircraft, about to be furloughed (again) with a disastrous pension implication. Mind was wandering and under stress.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B733 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT CHS, CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY THEY WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF.

Narrative: RWY INCURSION OF RWY 21 IN CHS. FO AND MYSELF HEARD TAXI VIA TXWY A AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 15, WHICH WAS DONE. WHEN CLRED TO CROSS, WE HEARD TAXI TO RWY 15, WHICH MEANT XING RWY 21. OUR WT AND BAL NUMBERS SHOWED RWY 15. WE SAW A HELI ON ILS TO RWY 21. HE PASSED AND WE CROSSED RWY 21. GND CAUGHT US AND WE PROFESSED OUR CONFUSION. WX WAS VMC. WE LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS. WE CONTINUED TO RWY 15. ATC SAID, 'WE NEED NOT CALL THEM AND THE ISSUE IS OVER.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CAPT, LAST LEG OF 4 DAY AND 12 HR DAY. FO, NEW TO ACFT, ABOUT TO BE FURLOUGHED (AGAIN) WITH A DISASTROUS PENSION IMPLICATION. MIND WAS WANDERING AND UNDER STRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.